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this is the front line in the taliban swore on education. the school is so crowded now, they are outside sitting in the mud. the older girls have heard about her. she is a role model for many. because she speaks out, we're concealing her identity. >> we will get our education. we're not scared of these people. we will study with great determination. >> how the field of the people bomb your school? >> it should be building schools and bringing peace to pakistan. instead they destroy them. schools should be billed for girls everywhere. -- built for girls everywhere. th-- at the nearby boys primary they study in the shadow of their former school which was reduced to rubble in december. the damage done here was a man's. there were three bombs planted in the brought the building to the ground. what i am standing on is the roof of the school. what mattered 60 boys used to come to classes here but 40 have not -- 160 voyage used to come to classes here. 40 have not returned. their parents are too afraid to send them. in a country where spending on e
this is the front line in the taliban swore on education. the school is so crowded now, they are outside sitting in the mud. the older girls have heard about her. she is a role model for many. because she speaks out, we're concealing her identity. >> we will get our education. we're not scared of these people. we will study with great determination. >> how the field of the people bomb your school? >> it should be building schools and bringing peace to pakistan. instead they...
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and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the chances of success for minimal. i was not in the chain of command at that time. >> as deputy executive director, you receive the daily updates of capture, including techniques of interrogation and waterboarding, were used. we found 50 memos in the documents within the 6000 pages on which you were copied. what steps did you take to stop the cia from moving to techniques that you now say were objectionable at the time? >> i did not take steps to stop the techniques. i was not in the chain of command. i had the responsibility for overseeing the management of the agency and its various functions. i was aware of the program. i
and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the...
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the streets of their country broughty were afghanistan's music institute instrumentso the band by the taliban. many of their teachers are american music instructors that to help them. earlier they practiced at the music center with the youth orchestra and they have their american debut happening right now, tonight, at the kennedy center. we wish them the best. justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start with a time lapse of the cloud cover. this kind of a -- just kind of a damp day. the high so far has been 38. 41 and 42 the high and low. technically, we are below average for the day. record high set five years at 64 degrees. by monday we might be in the 50's. some changes coming. skies and cool temperatures. the north. 40 south and east of the metro region. the 30's.es into as the storm elements come together, some light rain and be a brief makes. expect any significant impact. the concern is farther to the north and west were temperatures will be colder. forcold air is in place storm, but -- blizzard
the streets of their country broughty were afghanistan's music institute instrumentso the band by the taliban. many of their teachers are american music instructors that to help them. earlier they practiced at the music center with the youth orchestra and they have their american debut happening right now, tonight, at the kennedy center. we wish them the best. justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start...
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. >> the taliban are fighting every day. in america is peaceful. >> u.s. offices are going to see progress is made, and i hope we are able to show it is important for americans to stand side-by- side and support them in whatever ways we can. >> what is talk of their wish list? >> i want to see the american president. >> the music has given an escape. they have known nothing but war. >> showing this side -- a different side. you can carry on watching bbc.com on our 24-hour website. thanks for watching. i will see you tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key, strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los
. >> the taliban are fighting every day. in america is peaceful. >> u.s. offices are going to see progress is made, and i hope we are able to show it is important for americans to stand side-by- side and support them in whatever ways we can. >> what is talk of their wish list? >> i want to see the american president. >> the music has given an escape. they have known nothing but war. >> showing this side -- a different side. you can carry on watching bbc.com...
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some positive news tonight -- doctors treating the 15-year-old girl shot in the head by the taliban. she has been discharged from treatment in britain after her successful surgery. she underwent treatment to have a hearing in plant fitted. the teenager says she plans to continue her campaign for girl'' education in pakistan despite the attack. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come -- backstage drama at russia's famous bolshoi ballet after an attack on its artistic director. now one of its biggest stars claims there is a conspiracy against him. we may finally have an answer to one of the most hotly contested questions in science -- where did we all evolves from -- evolve from? an international effort has been mapping out thousands of trades to tradestrait -- traits to unlock the clues. >> it is interesting to see that this hypothetical central ancestors had a number of features very different from ours. very -- for example, for all over its body. a white, for a belly, long, furry tail -- white, furry belly and long, furry tail. fleshy nose not unlike ours. it had ye
some positive news tonight -- doctors treating the 15-year-old girl shot in the head by the taliban. she has been discharged from treatment in britain after her successful surgery. she underwent treatment to have a hearing in plant fitted. the teenager says she plans to continue her campaign for girl'' education in pakistan despite the attack. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come -- backstage drama at russia's famous bolshoi ballet after an attack on its artistic...
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it's now a stable place with just today ten civilians were reported killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents only four militants were killed it's also rated one of the most corrupt countries in the world and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes domestically he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction and that this year it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in aid and that's despite red flags coming from a committee monitoring aid that there's no way of ensuring all this money is going to the right place or whose hands in fact the cash is falling into the watchdog also saying it's too dangerous in many places in afghanistan to safely observe what's happening sounds pretty chaotic to me but let's try to find out more we can now cross live to kabul we're joined by former and people at a collateral list diode sultanzoy thanks for being with us i want to start with obama saying that the main goal is to ensure chaos doesn't come back to afghanistan if we analyze that i
it's now a stable place with just today ten civilians were reported killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents only four militants were killed it's also rated one of the most corrupt countries in the world and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes domestically he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction and that this year it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in aid...
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it's now a stable place but just today ten civilians were reported killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents only four militants were killed it's also rated one of the most corrupt countries in the world and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes domestically he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction and that this year it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in aid and that's despite red flags coming from a committee monitoring aid that there's no way of ensuring all this money is going to the right place or whose hands in fact the cash is falling into the watchdog also saying it's too dangerous in many places in afghanistan to safely observe what's happening sounds pretty chaotic to me but let's try to find out more we can now cross live to kabul we're joined by former and political analyst. thanks for being with us i want to start with obama saying that the main goal is to ensure chaos doesn't come back to afghanistan if we analyze that it almost sounds like he s
it's now a stable place but just today ten civilians were reported killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents only four militants were killed it's also rated one of the most corrupt countries in the world and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes domestically he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction and that this year it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in aid...
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and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after 2014 when the so-called war is over and there are a whole number of options on the table, anywhere i'd say from 3,000 troops to 10,000 troops or 9,000 troops. and also the capabilities that could be kept in the country from the u.s. side counterterrorism error and all that. so i think what military posture the u.s. agrees to keep in after 2014, and that will effect what nato agrees to do, are the non-u.s. part of nato i think will have a big effect what happens in afghanistan in terms of this question. we should be able to preclude that if that's what we're determined to do. >> rose: finally, are you su
and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after...
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. >> if the taliban want to play in the future of afghanistan, they're going to have to account for this constitution. they're going to have to account for the rights of women, and they're going to have up -- have to give up violence. and the connections they have had with all kind of. -- all tied up. -- al qaeda. we leave that process to president karzai and his government, where it should properly reside. >> the government has agreed to hold talks with rebel forces. earlier this month, the roots are in opposition volunteered to negotiate with the government. seven new ministers have been appointed. no explanation was given for the changes. government jets on the outskirts of the capital sent in troops to try to capture sections of the key damascus ring road after rebels made gains there. they were tending to stop opposition fighters from moving into the city center -- are trying to stop opposition fighters from moving into the city center. the government is not backing down. >> this is the first major game by rebels in months. after they forced government soldiers of the district in th
. >> if the taliban want to play in the future of afghanistan, they're going to have to account for this constitution. they're going to have to account for the rights of women, and they're going to have up -- have to give up violence. and the connections they have had with all kind of. -- all tied up. -- al qaeda. we leave that process to president karzai and his government, where it should properly reside. >> the government has agreed to hold talks with rebel forces. earlier this...
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an american camp in afghanistan overrun by hundreds of taliban fighters. one soldier led the counterattack and a brutal and deadly 12-hour battle that ended in victory. and cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent jake tapper is here in "the situation room." among other things, he's the author of an excellent book entitled "the outpost: an untold story of american valor." in it, you profile among other things, clint romache who is going to be the recipient of the medal of honor on sunday. tell us about him. >> imagine this, you're in the worst, most awful outpost in afghanistan, surrounded by three mountains, and one morning, at 5:58 in the morning, there are roughly 300 taliban attacking the camp all from the high ground. that was clint romache and 52 other americans, that was their october 3rd, 2009, and clint tried to lead a squadron of men to fight back against unsurmountable odds and i interviewed him in north dakota a few days ago and we talked about one of the worst moments during that battle. at some point, the worst possible thing that could
an american camp in afghanistan overrun by hundreds of taliban fighters. one soldier led the counterattack and a brutal and deadly 12-hour battle that ended in victory. and cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent jake tapper is here in "the situation room." among other things, he's the author of an excellent book entitled "the outpost: an untold story of american valor." in it, you profile among other things, clint romache who is going to be the recipient of the medal...
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by early 2002, the taliban had been routed. some people forget nowadays that during the course of the iraq war they would refer back to afghanistan and say now that's how you fight in a foreign country like afghanistan. you let patriots who know the country, know the terrain, know the tactics of our enemy, let them fight them. we gave them arms. we gave them aerial support, and they defeated the taliban for us. then, as our northern alliance allies told me and dana rohrabacher -- steve king was there for the first meeting -- they told us, look, after we defeated the taliban for you, then you tell us we got to turn back in the arms that gave us the ability to defeat the taliban because you told us, look, we're the united states. now that the taliban's been defeated, we got you covered. there won't be any more problems. we're in charge. and we added tens of thousands of people to afghanistan and became occupiers in afghanistan . and, again, those who know history -- and i do mean distant and more recent history -- you know, occup
by early 2002, the taliban had been routed. some people forget nowadays that during the course of the iraq war they would refer back to afghanistan and say now that's how you fight in a foreign country like afghanistan. you let patriots who know the country, know the terrain, know the tactics of our enemy, let them fight them. we gave them arms. we gave them aerial support, and they defeated the taliban for us. then, as our northern alliance allies told me and dana rohrabacher -- steve king was...
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it was one thing to go in and take out al qaeda and the taliban. what on earth are we doing over there? why do we care about the hearts or minds or building the schools? i mean, outside of osama bin laden going to afghanistan and tricking the taliban into this spectacular attack on america, in general the muslims in afghanistan like the ones in indonesiaia have not exported terrorism. that's been the specialty of other countries. they really just want to be left alone so why don't we just leave them alone, as long as they're not plotting an attack on us, what is the point? >> michelle flournoy just laid out calmly four or five great ways to reduce the pentagon budget, including getting out of afghanistan, taking the civilian population in the d.o.d. down because we're leaving afghanistan. i thought it was pretty good, ann. somebody ought to listen to her. >> yes, i agree. i'm glad you brought up with her the base closings. this is why you seed something like a closure. the american people are of two find minds. they think government should be small
it was one thing to go in and take out al qaeda and the taliban. what on earth are we doing over there? why do we care about the hearts or minds or building the schools? i mean, outside of osama bin laden going to afghanistan and tricking the taliban into this spectacular attack on america, in general the muslims in afghanistan like the ones in indonesiaia have not exported terrorism. that's been the specialty of other countries. they really just want to be left alone so why don't we just leave...
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and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. do you have second thoughts about your recommendation to cancel the operation? >> the chances of success for minimal. i was not in the chain of command at that time. i was serving abroad as chief of station. >> as deputy executive director, you receive the daily updates of capture, including techniques of interrogation and waterboarding, were used. putting you in a position to express concern to him about the program. -- concern about the program. we found 50 memos in the documents within the 6000 pages on which you were copied. what steps did you take to stop the cia from moving to techniques that you now say were objectionable
and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. do you have...
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is this leading to a reductiothg in handling the taliban. [no audio >> this was a regrettable error. we are making adjustments. in spite of the adjustments, our assessment of the progress and is continuing.anistan we have pushed the taliban out of the population centers and they have failed to retake the areas they lost. this is true. our and the lead and have provided security for 87% of the country's population. there is a tendency to fixate on one metrics. the complete picture of progress in afghanistan is more nuanced. i would encourage you to look at the overall picture. we are looking to fix this error. we will report further information as we have it from kabul. >> does the report need to be fixed? >> we will take a look at adjustments that need to be made. >> does it call into question the statistics? forces are in the lead increasingly. they are entering the numbers. many people have acknowledged the problem. do you have to do it closer review of the statistics that have been cited repeatedly? >> i do not know that we have to undert
is this leading to a reductiothg in handling the taliban. [no audio >> this was a regrettable error. we are making adjustments. in spite of the adjustments, our assessment of the progress and is continuing.anistan we have pushed the taliban out of the population centers and they have failed to retake the areas they lost. this is true. our and the lead and have provided security for 87% of the country's population. there is a tendency to fixate on one metrics. the complete picture of...
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he was working with somebody that the thought had taliban ties. it turns out that person has undercover agencies and would dance with the story. in the and there was no bomb just an arrest. >> some of those fbi documents his plan to go to pakistan and afghanistan and training fighters. that is what he wanted to do after this bomb went off. he is now in the-nhl sell jail cell -- according to the complaint llaneza said he would dance exploded. but in the end >> pam: kron-4's grant lodes continues our team coverage. with a better look at where this all happened. the bank of america is in close proximity. and across the street there is a courtyard hotel and the chusushi restaurant with a converter road. a very heavily traveled road. the attack was averted. grant lodes, kron 4. >> a major break in the murder teenager in fairfield one week ago. police have made an arrest. 32 year-old anthony was taken into custody. he is accused of killing janelle allen. police did not elaborate how he was linked to the crime. right now a vigil is being held at ellen wi
he was working with somebody that the thought had taliban ties. it turns out that person has undercover agencies and would dance with the story. in the and there was no bomb just an arrest. >> some of those fbi documents his plan to go to pakistan and afghanistan and training fighters. that is what he wanted to do after this bomb went off. he is now in the-nhl sell jail cell -- according to the complaint llaneza said he would dance exploded. but in the end >> pam: kron-4's grant...
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afghan president hamid karzai said the negotiating office for the taliban would open in qatar. there won't be until qatar meets demands. >> a detroit high school basketball coach is being questioned as he shot two teenagers who tried to rob him after the game. he was escorting two students to the cars when the teen boys ambushed him with guns. the coach pull oed out his own n and shot both of them. one died and the other is in critical condition. they are investigating whether or not the coach will face charges. a ban to ban gender specific language one step closer to becoming a law. freshman. penmanship will all be a thing of the past if this passes. >> right now it is a heated debate in the state senate words like clergyman, fireman and policeman have been eliminate. . some say there are more important things to focus on than jobs and the economy. >> sounds like they have too much time on their hands. >>> the 9th annual puppy bowl. >> how sdou decide that. >> the schnauzer won for taking on puppies twice her size. the puppy bowl refs calls her athletic and she ran for a toy f
afghan president hamid karzai said the negotiating office for the taliban would open in qatar. there won't be until qatar meets demands. >> a detroit high school basketball coach is being questioned as he shot two teenagers who tried to rob him after the game. he was escorting two students to the cars when the teen boys ambushed him with guns. the coach pull oed out his own n and shot both of them. one died and the other is in critical condition. they are investigating whether or not the...
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as if it's now a stable place just today reports of ten civilians killed by a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents now obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction of afghanistan and that this year alone it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in eight this as the afghan state is rated one of the most corrupt in the world despite red flags from a watchdog monitory bad aid they say there's no way of ensuring all this money is going to the right place or whose hands the cash is falling into and that it's too dangerous in many places in afghanistan to safely observe what's happening where former and. some have become very rich including western officials well most afghans have been left with nothing many countries thrive on this war they make money there in their un people are others who are lined up and making fat salaries and while the life of afghan ordinary afghans have not changed of course we have had some things like media. communication
as if it's now a stable place just today reports of ten civilians killed by a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents now obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction of afghanistan and that this year alone it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in eight this as the afghan state is rated one of the most corrupt in the world despite red flags from...
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in this case, it is the taliban. to get to your point about afghanistan being a base for al qaeda, it has been the goal of the administration to eliminate afghanistan as a base for al qaeda and similar elements. it remains to be seen if they can do that. a drawdown will make it more difficult for us to accomplish that in the long run. host: a couple comments on twitter, asking questions about positive accomplishments. guest: the surge was designed to replicate what happened in iraq. in iraq, you had a situation with the anbar awakening. you had the situation, being in, using local forces in order to gain the upper hand against the extremists, whether they were affiliated with al qaeda or were local sympathizers with saddam hussein. that basically worked from a military perspective. when you go to afghanistan, the time when general petraeus became the commander, the attempt was made to replicate what happened. the results were mixed. you had similar afghan units in several provinces that have been turned into a pretty
in this case, it is the taliban. to get to your point about afghanistan being a base for al qaeda, it has been the goal of the administration to eliminate afghanistan as a base for al qaeda and similar elements. it remains to be seen if they can do that. a drawdown will make it more difficult for us to accomplish that in the long run. host: a couple comments on twitter, asking questions about positive accomplishments. guest: the surge was designed to replicate what happened in iraq. in iraq,...
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as a matter of international law, the united states is in an armed conflict with al qaeda, the taliban and associated forces in response to the 9/11 attacks and we may also use force consistent with our inherent right of national self-defense. there is nothing in international law that bans the use of remotely pilotted aircraft for this purpose or that prohibits us from using lethal force against our enemies outside of an active battlefield at least when the country involved con cents or is unwilling to take action against a threat. second, targeted strikes are ethical. without question, the ability to target a specific individual from hundreds or thousands of miles away raises profound questions. here, i think it is useful to consider such strikes against the basic principle of the law of war that govern the use of force. targeted strikes conform to the principle of necessity. requirement that the target has definite military value. in this armed conflict, individuals who are part of al qaeda or its associated forces are legitimate military targets. we have the authority to target the
as a matter of international law, the united states is in an armed conflict with al qaeda, the taliban and associated forces in response to the 9/11 attacks and we may also use force consistent with our inherent right of national self-defense. there is nothing in international law that bans the use of remotely pilotted aircraft for this purpose or that prohibits us from using lethal force against our enemies outside of an active battlefield at least when the country involved con cents or is...
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that ten civilians were killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents now while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction of afghanistan and that this year it's expected another thirty billion could be spent in aid as well this as the afghan state is rated one of the most corrupt in the world despite red flags from watchdogs monitoring the aid directly given to the government there's no way of ensuring where all this money is going if it's going to the right place whose hands that cash is falling into watchdog also saying it's too dangerous in many places across afghanistan to safely observe what's happening before more and. says some have become very rich including western officials well most afghans have been left with nothing many countries thrive on this war they make money there in goes their un people others who are lined up and making fat salaries and while the life of afghan ordinary afghans have not changed we of course we have had some thing
that ten civilians were killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents now while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction of afghanistan and that this year it's expected another thirty billion could be spent in aid as well this as the afghan state is rated one of the most corrupt in the world despite red flags from watchdogs monitoring the aid directly given...
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wounded in the attack which authorities believe deliberately targeted the police vehicle this comes after taliban militants claimed responsibility for downing a helicopter in the east of the country nobody was seriously injured in that incident. iran has extended a helping hand to egypt offering a loan to the cash strapped country and also plans to invest more in sudan despite the fact that tehran itself is subject to severe economic sanctions imposed by the u.s. and the e.u. over its nuclear program earlier economist and commentator kyon mokhtari told r.t. that egypt had no choice but to accept help from where it can get it but i think egypt has has made it quite clear that it wants to go in so where it stands but the muslim brotherhood has come to the realisation with account. as important as powerful as iran in the region and. they will have to be given take and should they decide to such a confident confrontational course where they are on. it would prove counterproductive so egypt is in dire straits and it will require assistance from any number of muslim countries to get back on its feet ag
wounded in the attack which authorities believe deliberately targeted the police vehicle this comes after taliban militants claimed responsibility for downing a helicopter in the east of the country nobody was seriously injured in that incident. iran has extended a helping hand to egypt offering a loan to the cash strapped country and also plans to invest more in sudan despite the fact that tehran itself is subject to severe economic sanctions imposed by the u.s. and the e.u. over its nuclear...
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malala yousufzai, the 15-year-old pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the taliban for promoting girls' education, has been formally nominated for the nobel peace prize. malala would be the youngest person ever to win the prestigious award. the winner will be announced in october. >>> after all that cold weather much of the country has been dealing with, finally some good news tonight. listen. >> an early spring for you and me! >> it's groundhog day and if you trust the prediction of a large rodent from western pennsylvania, spring will come early this year. punxsutawney phil failed to see his shadow this morning and according to legend that means warm weather is just around the corner. i'm going to take that at face value. >>> up next, behind a super bowl tradition that makes a big splash. >>> we're back tonight on the eve of one of the biggest nights in american sports. while there's disagreement on who will win tomorrow night's contest between the 49ers and the ravens, one thing is fairly certain. someone on the sidelines will be making a big splash. jenna wolfe is in new orle
malala yousufzai, the 15-year-old pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the taliban for promoting girls' education, has been formally nominated for the nobel peace prize. malala would be the youngest person ever to win the prestigious award. the winner will be announced in october. >>> after all that cold weather much of the country has been dealing with, finally some good news tonight. listen. >> an early spring for you and me! >> it's groundhog day and if you trust...
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and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the chances of success for minimal. i was not in the chain of command at that time. >> as deputy executive director, you receive the daily updates of capture, including techniques of interrogation and waterboarding, were used. we found 50 memos in the documents within the 6000 pages on which you were copied. what steps did you take to stop the cia from moving to techniques that you now say were objectionable at the time? >> i did not take steps to stop the techniques. i was not in the chain of command. i had the responsibility for overseeing the management of the agency and its various functions. i was aware of the program. i
and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the...